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El círculo de los días
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Ken Follett delves into one of history's greatest mysteries in his epic new novel: the construction of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a flint miner with a remarkable talent, travels across the Great Plain in the sweltering summer heat to witness the rituals marking the beginning of a new year. He is there to exchange his stones at the solstice celebrations and to meet Neen, the girl he loves. Neen's prosperous family also offers him a way to escape the brutality of her father and brothers by taking him into their cattle-herding community. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE Neen's sister, Joia, is an idealistic priestess with incredible leadership skills. As a child, she watches the Midsummer Ceremony with fascination and dreams of a spectacular new monument built with the largest stones in the world. But unrest is growing in the hills and forests of the Great Plain. A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION Joia's vision of an enormous circle of stones, gathered by the divided tribes of the Great Plain, will inspire Seft and become his life's work. However, as drought ravages the land, distrust will grow between ranchers, cultivators and forest dwellers..., and an act of savage violence will spark open war. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offers Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE Joia, Neen's sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain. A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION Joia's vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life's work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows among the herders, farmers and woodlanders--and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare. . . Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge
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